Colorectal surgeon Mr James Kinross reveals the remarkable impact that our microbiomes have on every aspect of health from the moment we are born. He argues that the biome may hold the key to understanding diseases as varied as cancer, bowel and auto-immune conditions.

And that the rise of these conditions may be at least partially due to the disruption that’s been caused to our biomes, by the food we eat, antibiotics and the environment around us.

In his new book: Dark Matter: The New Science of the Microbiome, James even suggests that the way a man and woman’s biome interacts may have an  impact their ability to reproduce.

James Kinross is a senior lecturer in colorectal surgery and a  surgeon at Imperial College London. He leads a research team exploring how the microbiome may drive cancer and other diseases of the gut.

Dark Matter: The New Science of the Microbiome by Dr James Kinross is published by Penguin Random House.

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